Two victims said they’re frustrated by what they call the slow pace of the Marine Corps’ investigation
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Why alleged victims of Marines nude photo scandal are upset
Tracking every trade in the 2017 NFL draft
Longtime residents say tensions had been building in South Los Angeles for years, and the Rodney King verdict was just the tipping point
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Locals reflect on L.A. riots, 25 years later
Former cops allegedly accepted lavish bribes from “gun license expediters,” and in exchange would “issue gun licenses to whoever the expediters brought them without question”
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Feds: Ex-cops took cash, prostitutes for gun licenses
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The FDNY shared a photo on its social media pages Saturday afternoon, showing firefighter William Tolley on the day of the September 11th terror attacks . Tolley, a 14-year veteran and father who fell to his death Thursday while battling a blaze in Queens, was a volunteer firefighter in Hicksville at the time. When he and his crew saw the burning towers from their firehouse, they rushed to the scene to help, the Facebook post said. “There was no question as to whether we were going to go there or not. It was a no-brainer. All we wanted to do was help. We had two of our own guys in there and we wanted to do everything that we could. Billy and I, and about five other guys, we were there all night. We didn’t sleep. We just kept searching,” Hicksville Volunteer Fire Department Ex-Captain Jim Fogarty was quoted saying. “Billy taught me almost everything I know when it comes to firefighting. He loved to teach and he loved to learn. He was very generous on calls, he was always willing to let us try and learn. But more than his role as a Firefighter, I want people to know that he was a wonderful person. He was a hardcore rocker and a Firefighter, with a baby seat in the back of his minivan. Billy touched a lot of people. He was one of those guys who was never in a bad mood. He was always smiling, even if he had something going on, you would never know it. There aren’t too many people like that in the world,” the post continued. “I want people to know that he was a wonderful person.” Read more about FF William Tolley https://t.co/3NRFUEq6ZG pic.twitter.com/UywyRwbgGV — FDNY (@FDNY) April 22, 2017 Tolley’s funeral is scheduled for Thursday. The FDNY Foundation has set up a William N. Tolley’s Children’s Educational Fund. To donate, visit www. fdnyfoundation.org/donate and select the fund from the drop down menu.
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FDNY Shares Photo Of William Tolley Standing In Front Of 9/11 Wreckage
From Washington to Berlin, scientists, researchers and supporters took to the streets to defend science on Earth Day
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Protesters take to the streets in defense of science
Gregory Seerden, a member of SEAL Team 1, is charged with producing and possessing 78 graphic photos and videos of young children
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Navy SEAL charged with molesting child on camera
Prosecutors discovered video of the incident during a Medicare fraud investigation
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Dentist filmed himself pulling patient’s tooth while riding hoverboard
Durant practices, won’t play if not ‘100 percent’
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Durant practices, won’t play if not ‘100 percent’
Orange County D.A. Investigator Erika Hutchcraft takes CBS News’ Tracy Smith to one of the neighborhoods where the Golden State Killer struck, around murder victim Janelle Cruz’s house in Irvine, Calif., to retrace how he planned and carried out his attacks. “48 Hours” take you on the search for the elusive criminal Saturday, April 22 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.
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On the trail of the Golden State Killer
PARIS (CBSNewYork/AP) — One French police officer was killed and two others seriously wounded in a shooting at the popular Champs-Élysées shopping district in Paris, CBS News reported. Hours later, ISIS claimed responsibility, saying the shooter was one of its “fighters.” WATCH CBSN LIVE MORE FROM CBS NEWS The gunman pulled up in car alongside a parked law enforcement van and opened fire with an automatic weapon, CBS2’s Brian Conybeare reported. The shooting happened near a Metro station not far from the Arc de Triomphe just before 9 p.m. Paris time, or 3 p.m. ET, Thursday. “The guy he was shooting to police,” one witness said. “Policemen came and started to shoot this guy, and immediately he was down.” DEVELOPING: One police officer killed, another wounded in Paris shooting https://t.co/Okz2bwUl4f pic.twitter.com/efKb3Mcobj — CBS News (@CBSNews) April 20, 2017 French police confirmed the suspect, a 39-year-old from a Paris suburb who was previously flagged as an extremist, was killed. Outgoing French President François Hollande said one bystander was also struck by gunfire. The victim was later identified a female tourist. Her condition is not known at this time. It’s believed the suspect acted alone, though his home is being searched and a full terror investigation is underway to be sure, Conybeare reported. President Donald Trump met with the Italian Prime Minister at the White House on Thursday and offered his condolences. “It’s a terrible thing. It’s a very, very terrible thing that’s going on in the world today, but it looks like another terrorist attack. And what can you say? It just never ends,” he said. “We have to be strong and we have to be vigilant, and I’ve been saying that for a long time.” Security in France is tight with the country’s presidential election just three days away. Terrorism and immigration are two of the top issues dividing candidates and voters. Closer to home, the NYPD and Nassau County Police Department tell CBS2 they are monitoring the situation and have stepped up patrols in certain areas as a precaution. (© Copyright 2017 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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ISIS Claims Responsibility For Paris Shooting That Left 1 Police Officer Dead, 2 Wounded
Theme part company decided to stop breeding orcas amid growing backlash against keeping them from the wild to use for entertainment
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Drivers in Brooklyn were recently caught on camera breaking the rules while continuously rolling through a stop sign, and frustrated residents say they’ve had enough. As CBS2’s Jessica Layton reports, its seems like everyone’s in a race to get around in Bay Ridge. “Yeah, it does worry me,” one man said. At least at the intersection of Colonial Road and 80th Street, where over and over again CBS2 cameras caught drivers blatantly ignoring one of the most basic rules of the road. “It bothers me, it really does bother me,” one woman said. Some offenders are much more obvious than others. “There was just a stream of cars blowing through a stop sign,” Bay Ridge resident John Tomac said. Tomac got so fed up he posted a video to Twitter, capturing cars carelessly and endlessly gliding — and in some cases speeding right through the stop signs at a three-way stop. Even those getting around on two wheels are a problem. “You try to complain about these things to the City Council, the police department, and others and it just seems to fall on deaf ears, “Tomac said.” CBS2 brought the dangerous driving issues to the attention of the NYPD and got action. An officer was seen barely getting a break from writing tickets during rush hour Wednesday. One driver claimed that he stopped at the sign even though he was caught on camera blowing right through it. When confronted, he said he was going to be more careful next time. Tomac says he’s counting on it. “I don’t want to get hit by a car and I don’t want my kids to get hit by a car,” he told CBS2. Neighbors say the solution is simple — people need to pay attention and actually obey these signs. Until that happens, they welcome the extra police presence. The NYPD tells CBS2 they are now addressing the dangerous driving problem. Fortunately, there have been no recent accidents in the neighborhood.
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Demanding Answers: Bay Ridge Residents Frustrated Over Unchecked Dangerous Driving
NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — We’ve heard a lot about refugees recently. But we haven’t heard much from them. Unless you listen to the Refugee Orchestra. Lidiya Yonkovskaya, a refugee, originally from the former Soviet Union, put the ensemble together last year. “When the refugees crisis hit, many people in my own work and life did not recognize that I came here as a refugee,” she says. Lidiya is a professional orchestral conductor. She thought putting together musicians from around the world, now refugees in the United States, could show that they had a lot to offer. Zhanna Alhakzova is a soprano and a refugee also from the Soviet Union. “I thought it was just very important to showcase just how many refugees there are living among us, working among us, and are sharing the same goals that we are,” she says. It was the Syrian crisis that moved Lidiya to action. So she was thrilled that at one of their first shows in Brooklyn, Lubana a-Quintar, Syria’s greatest opera singer, now a refugee in the US, performed. It was a very moving experience. “I hope that the people who come to our concerts have the opportunity to see the beautiful music these refugees are making and understand that all of us are here to contribute to American culture, to American society,” she says. She certainly found a sound way to get her point across.
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‘Sweet Spot’ With Mike Sugerman: Refugees Find Their Voices Through Orchestra
Pelicans preparing to make key decisions that will shape suddenly bright future
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Pelicans preparing to make key decisions that will shape suddenly bright future
